Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-22097

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() f

Published Apr 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-22097 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba88532df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853

How to fix CVE-2025-22097

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-22097 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 22.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-22097

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-11205

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. F

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.